Japanese fans set up watch for iPhone


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 10 Sep 2014

ALREADY IN LINE: It may still be several days before they can even order a new iPhone and more than a week until they can pick it up, but dedicated fans in Japan have already begun queuing. — AFP

TOKYO: It may still be several days before they can even order a new iPhone and more than a week until they can pick it up, but dedicated fans in Japan have already begun queuing. 

In a country known for taking its hobbies extremely seriously, Apple acolytes in Tokyo began bagging their spots on the pavement days before the world knew what the California tech giant had up its sleeve. 

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